Postsecondary Child Care Grant Data

A Minnesota funded financial aid program for undergraduates and graduates with children

This state-funded grant program assists students who need help in paying the costs of child care in order to attend postsecondary education. See Minnesota statute and administrative rules governing program.

Use of Funds

Award Year

Appropriation*

Number of Students Awarded

Total Dollars Spent**

Average Award

Maximum Award

91-92

$2,500,000

1,260

$2,207,561

$1,752

n/a

92-93

$2,500,000

1,376

$2,540,744

$1,846

n/a

93-94

$3,510,000

1,669

$3,140,657

$1,882

$1,500

94-95

$3,510,000

2,388

$2,800,747

$1,173

$1,500

95-96

$3,510,000

2,443

$3,154,743

$1,291

$1,700

96-97

$3,510,000

2,523

$3,259,150

$1,292

$1,700

97-98

$4,710,000

2,671

$3,938,743

$1,475

$2,000

98-99

$4,710,000

2,704

$4,144,762

$1,533

$2,000

99-00

$4,710,000

2,659

$3,991,466

$1,501

$2,000

00-01

$4,710,000

2,736

$4,426,509

$1,618

$2,200

01-02

$4,710,000

2,429

$4,750,526

$1,956

$2,600

02-03***

$4,710,000

932

$1,067,906

$1,146

$2,600

03-04

$4,710,000

2,536

$4,258,961

$1,679

$2,200

04-05

$4,710,000

2,662

$4,672,972

$1,755

$2,200

05-06

$4,934,000

2,592

$4,758,726

$1,836

$2,300

06-07

$4,934,000

2,832

$5,086,400

$1,796

$2,300

07-08

$6,184,000

2,921

$5,972,521

$2,045

$2,600

08-09

$6,184,000

2,873

$5,937,721

$2,067

$2,600

09-10

$6,684,000

2,866

$6,246,159

$2,179

$2,600

10-11

$6,684,000

3,042

$6,523,921

$2,145

$2,600

11-12

$6,684,000

2,863

$5,828,199

$2,036

$2,600

12-13

$6,684,000

2,666

$5,649,041

$2,119

$2,800

13-14

$6,684,000

2,421

$4,927,539

$2,035

$2,800

14-15

$6,684,000

2,182

$5,768,437

$2,644

$3,800

15-16

$6,684,000

1,985

$4,468,319

$2,251

$2,800

16-17

$6,684,000

1,693

$6,011,162

$3,387

$5,125

* Does not include appropriation set aside for the Office of Higher Education administration.

** Student grants only, excludes administrative costs.

*** For the 2002-2003 academic year, $3.6 million of the annual Child Care Grant program appropriations of $4.7 million was transferred to the Minnesota State Grant Program.